Jane Brown: Does she shoot motor sport?, wildlife, mountaineering, macro,
landscapes?
Gordon Stainforth: Could he carry much more up a mountain ;-)
Does he do motorsports, macro...?
Chris Bonnington: Does he do motor sports up mountains, wildlife up
mountains...?
These people use the gear they need to, don't they? Their fields of
endeavour are fairly specialised, aren't they?
This list currently has about 570 subscribers (list + digest).
Do we all just shoot portraits?
If we did, then we could all do a Jane Brown and have just one lens, one
film we always use... Like the Monty Python skit, we might as well all
be named Bruce.
I think it is a mistake for amateur photographers to carefully note what
gear pro photographers use and draw too many conclusions from such
observations because most pro photographers are fairly specialised.
I would venture that the majority of the subscribers to this list are not
pro photographers with just one narrow field of interest. Many of us
probably like to dabble a bit with differnt forms of photography.
As a whole, the combined interests of this group probably span most of
what you can do with a camera.
What is wrong, or surprising, if a wide variety of gear is discussed and
commented on?
I think it is quite natural and appropriate, given the varied interests of
the group.
Giles
Simon Evans wrote:
> newsagent and re-read the article. She doesn't even take a meter most of
> the time, and uses 1/60th at f2.8 for nearly everything. She often moves
> people
>
> Yes, but the old adage of 10% talent and 90% hard graft still holds true.
> She reduces the variables (flash, film choice, lenses) and concentrates
> on the composition, expression etc. How can you eke a good expression
> from your
>
> Exactly. She's concentrating on more important issues. What about Don
> McCullin, who only used two lenses for most of his images. I have a
> couple of superb books by mountaineering photographer Gordon Stainforth.
> His love of the mountains shines in his work, and he uses a Hasselblad
> with 50, 80 & 150 for nearly everything. An article on Chris Bonnington I
> have from 1992 says he used an OM4Ti below the snowline and an OM1 above.
> He said, "I tend to stick with just one lens, usually a 24mm, and take a
> 35-70 zoom as a backup". He's used the same film for so long he doesn't
> need a meter, particularly at altitude. Someone posted a note a while ago
> about Jon Nicholson, a pro using OM kit. He often keeps to just 35 & 50
> because they suit his way of creating photographs.
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